Tag Archives: John M. Schofield

Nashville: The Second Day

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Chris Kolakowski

Despite the results of the 15th, Hood determined to fight. That night he pulled his army back two miles to a more compact line, anchored on both flanks by hills along the Franklin Pike (US 31 today) and Granny White … Continue reading →

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Nashville: The First Day

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Chris Kolakowski

The Death Ride of the Army of Tennessee climaxed 150 years ago today and tomorrow, as the Union and Confederacy fought one more large-scale battle between the Appalachians and the Mississippi: the Battle of Nashville.

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Franklin 150th: “I never saw the dead lay near so thick.”

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Ryan Quint

It was a near-run thing—John M. Schofield’s Federals steadily marching down the Columbia Pike towards Franklin through the night of Nov. 29 while sitting close to their camp fires were the Confederates of John B. Hood. The two former West … Continue reading →

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